fists

present tense third-person singular of fist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fists
Verb
  • The older woman clutches her top towel closer to her.
    Weike Wang, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Tom Hammock, along with key cast and crew, delves into the intricacies of designing the terror that grips this unsuspecting community.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The film grips the attention from the opening frames – grainy archive footage of a man wearing a gas mask who drives a pickup truck down a road bordered by white cylindrical storage containers.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The photo shows Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on one knee as Swift grasps his face.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Valeria finally grasps the extent of Manu’s deception after finding Bea dead in her hotel room.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Fists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fists. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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